Submitted by Open-Industry-8396 t3_11t73k9 in newhampshire
SRTie4k t1_jck1az5 wrote
I cut/buck/split/stack wood off my own property. Went through about 3.5 cord so far this year. Doing your own firewood is definitely not free though, it takes gas and a TON of time/effort. I'd wager if I did a cost analysis it's actually more expensive for me to do it than to buy it given my occupation, but it's satisfying, a good workout and really helps clear out the massive amount of old growth behind the house.
As for oil, paid maybe ~$1600 over the last year. Only turned oil heat on once during the deep freeze we had, otherwise it's exclusively hot water.
Peanut-Donut t1_jcnazha wrote
How do you only burn 3.5 cords?
I had 12 ibc totes of wood (5 cords) and will probably run out in a week or so. Plus about 75 gallons of oil and 50 gallons of propane for the year
SRTie4k t1_jcnbi5z wrote
I only have a 1600 sq-ft house and it has decent insulation.
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